User Manual

Fairlight Console Channel Control
The secret to managing high track counts for large projects is the Fairlight Console Channel
Control, because it provides instant knob-per-function access to channel parameters along with
real-time high resolution visual feedback on-screen. The Fairlight Console Channel Control
module fits directly below the LCD monitor so that you can always see the graphical
representation of each parameter as it is modified with the adjacent channel controls. There are
four types of channel controls organized in three areas of the panel.
On the far left and right sides of the panel, you’ll find dual-function Channel Display buttons that
determine the current channel control mode and which parameters are displayed on the
LCD monitor.
The middle of the panel contains 12 groups of multi functional Channel Control buttons and
knobs that align with the 12 faders on the Channel Fader panel. The knobs are used to adjust
parameter values, while the control buttons act as toggles, On/Off, or In/Out switches
for active parameters.
The fourth type of controls are the In-Line Channel Extension Buttons, which are arranged in
groups of six below each of the 12 channel control groups. Here you’ll find dedicated channel-
specific buttons for functions available in the Fairlight page Mixer and Timeline track headers.
BLUE
MSTR
U1
PLUG
U2
CHAN
U3
ENAB
COPY
CURVE
SPILL
ALT
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PAN
PATH
EQ
FLIT
AUX
AUX
COMP
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LIM
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EXP
U3
ALT
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In-Line Channel Extension buttons
Channel Control buttons and knobs for
each corresponding fader channel
In-Line Channel Display buttonsChannel Display buttons
The primary display controls for the channel control components are the dual-function channel
display buttons located on the left and right sides of the Channel Control panel. These bi-
colored LED buttons determine the channel mode and current parameters displayed on-screen.
There are a total of 16 display buttons split evenly into groups of eight buttons on each side of
the panel. On the left side of the panel, you’ll find eight channel display buttons used to select
the channel control mode as well as display plug-ins and automaton parameters; while the
display buttons on the right side of the panel are used to show the in-line channel parameters
found in the Fairlight page Mixer, such as Pan, EQ, and Dynamics. The top and bottom display
buttons are identical on both sides of the panel to provide easy access to the CTL (control) and
ALT (alternate) functions for selecting secondary display features, resetting parameters to
default values, and showing alternate controls in the LCD.
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